1、1/10 2011-2012 学年度高三联考 20120519 英 语 本试卷共 10 页，三大题，满分 135 分。考试用时 120 分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写 在答题卡上，并用 2B 铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。用 2B 铅笔将试卷类型（A） 填涂在答题卡相应位置上。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改 动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位
2、置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按 以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I. 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节 完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中， 选出最佳选项，并将答案涂在答题卡标号为 115 的相应位置上。 A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations. Walk
3、ing up to a department stores cloth counter, a(n) 1 young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?” “Only one 2 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的 ) male clerk. Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said,” Thats fine! Ill take ten yards.” With
4、 3 written all over his face, the clerk 4 measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly, 5 forward to receive his “ 6 ”. The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she 7 . He was no
5、 doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 8 when others do not 9 their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These three particular 10 and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes: 1. Expect too much 11 .When others say, “Thank you,”
6、 or in any way to show their gratitude, be happy. It is a gift! 2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 12 your joy with others. 3. Expect not to be 13 . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 14 them and move on. Ge
7、t rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 15 right away! 2/10 1. A. tricky B. attractive C. ugly D. generous 2. A. kiss B. pay C. dollar D. cent 3. A. happiness B. enjoyment C. expectation D. courage 4. A. hurriedly B. slowly C. patiently D. curiously 5. A. setti
8、ng B. sitting C. leaning D. taking 6. A. reward B. payment C. bonus D. money 7. A. smiled B. begged C. waved D. thought 8. A. encouraged B. disappointed C. annoyed D. surprised 9. A. live up to B. go against C. go without D. hope for 10. A. reasonable B. proper C. unimportant D. unrealistic 11. A. p
9、rofit B. kiss C. appreciation D. disappointment 12. A. spare B. share C. make D. control 13. A. put down B. let down C. taken down D. thrown down 14. A. Forgive B. Punish C. Blame D. Praise 15. A. happiness B. encouragement C. excitement D. pride 第二节 语法填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅 读 下 面 短 文 ， 按
10、照 句 子 结 构 的 语 法 性 和 上 下 文 连 贯 的 要 求 ， 在 空 格 处 填 入 一 个 适 当 的 词 或 使 用 括 号 中 词 语 的 正 确 形 式 填 空 ， 并 将 答 案 填 写 在 答 题 卡 标 号 为 1625 的 相 应 位 置 上 As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games, for, _16 playing games, they can not onl
11、y acquire knowledge, but also cultivate their abilities to get along with others. However, most children _ 17 (face) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and _18_ the children will fail in the future examinations. So,
12、 instead of _19_ ( let ) the children 20 find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing 21_ piano or practicing drawing, etc. Whats more, some parents put 22 the childrens toys which are very useful in d
13、eveloping childrens imagination and practical abilities. 23 is a piece of good advice to those parents: 24 you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing _ 25 a fail
14、ure in the childrens growth. II. 阅读 (共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节 阅读理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案 涂在答题卡标号为 2645 的相应位置上。 A Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people? Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the ene
15、rgy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this 3/10 technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power microwaves only penetrate (贯穿) the skin (low-power microwave penetration
16、 in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects. To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter (m
17、w. / sq. cm. ) ; a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50mw. / sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw. / sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw. / sq. cm. In houses of the future, each room could
18、be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector (运动感 应器)would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwave oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate its on, you would fee
19、l warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical.) While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set
20、up whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜) farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly. 26. Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage
21、? A. A new heating system. B. A new microwave oven. C. A popular technique. D. The magnetron. 27. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following does not describe the characteristics of a microwave heater? A. It directly heats people in a room. B. It heats walls and furniture in a room. C. It is s
22、afe. D. It saves energy 28. The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about _. A. 20 mw. / sq. cm. B. 40 mw. / sq. cm. C. 60 mw. / sq. cm. D. 85 mw. / sq. cm. 29. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwa
23、ves? A. The magnetron. B. The motion detector. C. The microwave oven. D. The radiation-absorbing chemical. 30. Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with? A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners. 4/10 B. Microwave heaters some
24、times make people feel uncomfortable. C. Perhaps microwave heaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their lambs in winter. D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe. B In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the kn
25、ife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag（曲折的）method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their m
26、eat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises. A few explanations for this American style are as follows: (1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at
27、 all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently. (2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels（叛逆者）.They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like t
28、o sit in one spot for very long when dining. (3) Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver. Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence（无知）of form. Arguments
29、 against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders（入侵者） .However, such alertness（警觉） is out of place in the N
30、ew World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades（刀）. 31. Americans use _ to hold their fork to pick up the salad. A. the
31、 right hand B. the left hand C. both hands D. either of the two hands 32. As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _. A. show their independence of Mother England B. show their disrespect to Mother England 5/10 C. add a new tradition to
32、those in Mother England D. show off their creativeness to Mother England 33. In the last sentence, the word “juggle” probably means _. A. hold B. play with C. pick up D. lay down 34. Also in the last sentence, the two “them” refer to _. A. Americans B. Europeans and Americans separately C. Americans
33、 and Europeans separately D. Europeans 35. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. B. The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics. C. The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.
34、 D. European people will use the American method because of its efficiency. C The name “cowboy” conjures up many different images from movies, songs and TV. These imagined cowboys range from white-hat-wearing heroes to gun-shooting hooligans(流氓 ).But, cowboys are actually real people from US history
35、. When the US Civil War ended, many soldiers had no place to call home. So, they began to drift to the countrys rural West. Ranchers(农场主) hired these men to take care of the cattle and work around the ranch. When the ranch owner wanted to sell the cattle, the cowboys would round up the herd from the
36、 open prairie(牧场) and drive the cattle miles to the market. With the invention of barbed wire(铁丝网),the cowboy era(1865-1890) began to come to an end. But people in the East had always been curious about their lifestyle. Many country/western songs during this time tried to capture the true cowboy spi
37、rit. Newspapers published cowboy tales in serial form and adventure novels followed. The bigger the fiction, the better the sales. These novels often portrayed cowboys as cruel and violent men. Cowboys carried the bad reputation for many years afterwards. When movies began to be popular in the 1920s
38、, the cowboy image changed again. Now, a cowboy became the great white knight(骑士) that loved his horse more than the beautiful ladies he rescued. As the cowboy of the “Old West” spent more time with his horse than the ladies, this eras image was not entirely false. Then, in the 50s,Hollywood began p
39、roducing so-called “spaghetti westerns(意大利 西部片)”.They earned the nickname because Italian companies financed the films and TV shows. This started the decades “Cowboy Craze”. While this didnt last long, it made modern country / western music, fashion and dance extremely popular. In recent years, with
40、 the help of musicians, radio stations and bars, cowboy nostalgia(怀旧情绪) has returned. Even though his image is still changing somewhere 6/10 between ballad singing country boy and bar room fighter theres one thing for sure, you cant keep the cowboy down 36. The purpose of this story is to _. A. intr
41、oduce cowboy movies and novels B. introduce various productions associated with cowboys C. show the cowboys everlasting charm D. inform us about the cowboys spirit 37. Before they became cowboys, they _. A. served in the army B. worked as bar-room fighters C. owned ranches D. were adventurous explor
42、ers 38. During “the cowboy era” mentioned in the story, _. A. the cowboy often came to the rescue of ladies in newspaper tales B. the distant Wild West appealed to people in the East C. cowboys were shown as cruel and violent men on the silver screen D. country music started the cowboy craze which s
43、wept the whole country 39. By saying “you cant keep the cowboy down”, the writer means that _. A. cowboys are real people in history B. cowboys still fascinate people C. you cant make cowboys unhappy D. you cant grasp the cowboy spirit 40. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
44、 A. The cowboy has been presented in different lights in different eras. B. Cowboys are gun-shooting hooligans, without doubt. C. Cowboys have always been a passing phenomenon. D. Cowboys enjoy Italian foods, for example, spaghetti. D Commencement (毕业典礼) is a time for idealism. But economic reality
45、is cruel everywhere; especially for new graduate. They have been told repeatedly that a college degree is an open sesame(芝麻 ) to the global economy. But thats not necessarily so, according to new research by two economists at he Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Levy and Peter Temin. It i
46、s true that people with college degrees make more money than people without degrees. The gap has narrowed somewhat in recent years, which is disturbing. But the earning power of college graduates still far outpaces that of less-educated workers. The bad news, though, is that a college degree does no
47、t ensure a bigger share of the economics pie for many graduates. In recent decades Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show, only college-educated women have seen their income grow in line with economy wide gains in productivity. The earnings of male college graduates have failed to keep pace with productivity g
48、ains. 7/10 Instead, a huge share of productivity growth, which expands the nations income, is going to Americans on the top of the income scale. In 2005, the latest year with available data, the top of 1 percent of Americans-whose average annual income was $ 1.1 million- - took in 21.8 percent of the nations income, their largest share since 1929. Administration officials, and other politicians and economists, often, believe that income
